61 h. ago Prolific predator faces 'lengthy' jail sentence after drugging and raping victims

Chao Xu, 33, of south-east London, who "preyed on unsuspecting women", has pleaded guilty to 24 sexual offences against at least 12 victims during a three year period, a court heard

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63 h. ago Moment Chinese sex predator businessman is arrested as he admits rape and upskirting offences against six women

Chao Xu, 33, preyed on women at his office, at his riverside apartment and in the street, Woolwich crown court heard but it is feared that he has claimed hundreds more victims.

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4 d. ago Police slammed as more than 285,000 crimes were not recorded last year

More than two thirds of unrecorded crimes are offences that disproportionately affect women and girls

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4 d. ago London’s sex offences hotspots: where are women likely to be attacked?

London’s sex offences hotspots: where are women likely to be attacked?  London Evening Standard

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4 d. ago London’s sex offences and stalking hotspots revealed: where are women most likely to be attacked?

Mum of Sally Anne Bowman, 18, says females are in ‘constant danger’ 20 years on from her murder

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1 week ago Former Nine O’Clock Service priest guilty of sexual offences against nine women

Christopher Brain was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service between 1986 and 1995.

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1 week ago 'Cult' priest who had 'Lycra Nuns' on 'homebase team' found guilty of sexual offences against women

Christopher Brain, 68, from Wilmslow, was the leader of the Nine O'Clock Service in the '80s and '90s

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1 week ago Former evangelical priest guilty of sexual offences against nine women

Christopher Brain was the leader of evangelical movement the Nine O’Clock Service between 1986 and 1995

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2 w. ago Surrey police pose as joggers to catch men harassing women out exercising

Undercover female officers deployed in pilot scheme to tackle catcalling, resulting in 18 arrestsEighteen people have been arrested after a police force sent out female undercover officers posing as joggers to catch men harassing women while they are out exercising.A pilot operation from Surrey police deployed female officers in running gear during rush hour to expose how often women are harassed. The pilot has resulted in 18 arrests for offences such as harassment, sexual assault and theft. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago As asylum seekers are engulfed by slurs and lies, our leaders shrug. Truly, this is shameful | Frances Ryan

The narrative that they are a threat to women and girls has no basis in fact, but bad actors peddle it, and ministers encourage themAs anti-migrant demonstrations continued in Canary Wharf in London at the weekend, one group stood out: women dressed in Barbie pink. Holding cardboard signs drawn in bright felt-tip pen (“save our kids”), the “pink protest” marched under the banner of protecting women and girls.The crowd may have looked a novel sight, but it points to a rationale that is increasingly gaining ground this summer: asylum seekers are a danger to British women and girls.Frances Ryan is a Guardian columnist. She is the author of Who Wants Normal? The Disabled Girls’ Guide to Life Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Three people in their 40s arrested at Oasis concert in Edinburgh

Police confirmed that two women and one man were arrested for a variety of offences including assault, drug offences and abusive behaviour.

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3 w. ago Horrifying moment thug smashes car into peacemaker who was trying to break up fight and leaves him traumatic brain injury

Hugh Raymond Holmes, 35, got into a fight in Ferryhill, County Durham, which involved several men and women on the day he left jail for a separate offence.

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